You know, maybe Blackwater should accept the offer to have them be

[zbdent]

subject to U.S. law ...

As I understand it, being tried and punished under some laws in the Middle East (where the crimes were committed) would be quite frightening ...

[azurnoir]

1. Isn't it the current stance

that they (Blackwater) are outside of any jurisdiction? A legal blackhole similar to Gitmo in some ways?

[zbdent]

2. Somehow, I don't think that any Saudi seeking justice

would be too concerned about those types of technicalities, should a Blackwater employee end up caught for doing something nasty ... I hear the penalties for rape can be especially horrific ...

You know, you get caught stealing once, they cut off your hand. You get caught lying, they cut out your tongue. You rape someone ...

Actually, I think there was a case where they were going to stone the victim, having not provided two male witnesses attesting that the accused had raped her ...